Movie poster for Charlie Varrick

Charley Varrick is a 1973 crime film directed by Don Siegel and starring Walter Matthau, Andrew Robinson and Joe Don Baker. The film was based on the novel, The Looters, by John Reese. Another lean Siegel crime thriller, full of well-drawn but unpleasant characters, studied cinematography, music by Lalo Schifrin and, surprisingly, an implausible plot. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (580x877, 91 KB)Charley Varrick File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (580x877, 91 KB)Charley Varrick File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... The beginning of the 20th century saw the arrival of film as a new medium. ... Don Siegel (October 26, 1912 - April 20, 1991) was an influential American film director. ... Walter Matthau (October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was a Jewish American comedy actor. ... Andrew (Andy) Robinson born February 14, 1942 at New York City, New York, is an American actor best known for his role as the serial-killer Scorpio in Dirty Harry - a role which he played so convincingly, he found himself typecast as a psycho, and could get little acting work. ... Joe Don Baker (born February 12, 1936 in Groesbeck, Texas) is an American film actor best known for his three appearances in the James Bond franchise. ... Lalo Schifrin (born on June 21, 1932) is an Argentinian pianist and composer, most famous for composing the burning-fuse theme tune from the Mission:Impossible television series. ...

Charley Varrick (Matthau) is a crop-duster by trade ("Last of the Independents", is the byline to his company, and Siegel initially wanted that as the film title). By inclination he prefers armed robbery, but the aging trailer-park dweller has clearly not been too successful. Together with four others, including his wife Nadine (Jacqueline Scott) and edgy Harman Sullivan (Robinson), he robs the small Tres Cruces bank. During the raid, two policemen and the fourth robber are killed and Nadine wounded, dying soon afterwards. Varrick and Sullivan find themselves with far more money that expected, or the bank manager (a wonderfully puny character played by Woodrow Parfrey) reports stolen. Realising they have stumbled onto a 'Mob' operation they find themselves in trouble. Calculating 'Mob' boss Maynard Boyle (John Vernon) puts the cheerful but viciously amoral Molly (Baker) on their trail. Born October 5, 1922 in New York City. ... John Vernon was the stage name of Adolph Raymond Vernon Agopsowicz (February 24, 1932–February 1, 2005). ...

External links

• Charley Varrick at the Internet Movie Database